Installing the Fix for an Exploited WordPress Flaw Can Expose Some Sites One Last Time
- ID
- 43923
- Status
- new
- Published
- 07 Nov 2026, 12:08 AM
- Fetched
- 07 Nov 2026, 2:50 AM
- Provider
- The Hacker News
- Category
- security
- Original URL
- https://thehackernews.com/2026/11/installing-fix-for-exploited-wordpress.html
- Source URL
- https://feeds.feedburner.com/TheHackersNews
Excerpt
Some WordPress sites can still be attacked while they install the fix for an actively exploited flaw, according to Umut Bayram, the Picus Security researcher who found it. The update that installs the fix still unpacks its files using the site's old, unpatched code, so an attacker who strikes at the right moment can run code on the server. The researcher advises blocking web access to the
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